Historical Birthday
06 Mar 1340
John of Gaunt 1st Duke of Lancaster (d. 1399)
06 Mar 1483
Francesco Guicciardini Italian attorneypresident of Romagna
06 Mar 1492
Jean Luis Vives Spanish theoryhumanistreformer
06 Mar 1495
Luigi Alamanni Italian poet (Opere Toscane La Coltivazione)
06 Mar 1615
Jan Zoet Dutch actor author playwright and poet (Parnasssus aan t Y) born in Flanders Belgium (d. 1674)
06 Mar 1619
Cyrano de Bergerac French playwright (Voyage to the Moon) known for his large nose
06 Mar 1663
Francis Atterbury English man of letters and priest born in Milton Keynes Buckinghamshire (d. 1732)
06 Mar 1716
Pehr Kalm Swedish explorer and naturalist (d. 1779)
06 Mar 1761
Antoine-Francois Andreossy French General and diplomat (d. 1828)
06 Mar 1785
Karol Kurpiski Polish composer and conductor (Pygmalion) born in Woszakowice Poland (d. 1857)
06 Mar 1787
Joseph von Fraunhofer German physicist (studied Suns spectrum)
06 Mar 1812
Aaron Lufkin Dennison father of American watchmaking
06 Mar 1817
Princess Clmentine of Orlans (d. 1907)
06 Mar 1818
William Claflin 27th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1905)
06 Mar 1820
Horatio Gouverneur Wright American Major General (Union Army) born in Clinton Connecticut (d. 1899)
06 Mar 1831
Friedrich C K von Bodelschwingh German theologist (Home Mission)
06 Mar 1831
Philip Henry Sheridan Major General (Union Army) born in Albany New York
06 Mar 1834
George du Maurier Franco-British illustrator and writer (Trilby) born in Paris France (d. 1896)
06 Mar 1835
Charles Ewing American attorney and Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Lancaster Ohio (d. 1883)
06 Mar 1835
Ludwik Grossman Polish composer (Duch Wojewody - The Ghost of Voyvode) born in Tureck Poland (d. 1915)
06 Mar 1870
Oscar Straus composer (Ein Walzertraum) born in Vienna Austria
06 Mar 1871
Ben Harney American composer and Father of Ragtime Piano (Youve Been a Good Old Wagon But You Done Broke Down) born on the Mississippi River (d. 1938)
06 Mar 1882
Guy Kibbee American actor (Big Shot) born in El Paso Texas (d. 1956)
06 Mar 1882
F. Burrall Hoffman American architect (d. 1980)
06 Mar 1882
Geoffrey Mander English industrialist (Mander Brothers Ltd.) born in Wolverhampton England (d. 1962)
06 Mar 1885
Ringgold Ring Lardner US sports writer (You Know Me Al)
06 Mar 1890
Fernand Ansseau Belgian operatortheory (Orfeo)
06 Mar 1891
Victor Kilian actor (Gentlemans Agreement) born in Jersey City New Jersey
06 Mar 1893
Kathleen Smoothy housewife (last link to Siege of SIdney Street)
06 Mar 1898
Hal Hooker cricketer (NSW pace bowler of 20s & 30s)
06 Mar 1898
Jimmy Conzelman NFL quarterback and coachteam owner (Chicago)
06 Mar 1898
Jo[hanne M Bos-]Vincent Dutch soprano (Mattheus Passion)
06 Mar 1899
Jay C Flippen American actor (Jet Pilot The Killing Thunder Bay) born in Little Rock Arkansas (d. 1971)
06 Mar 1900
John Henry Pyle Pafford British librarian (University of London) born in Bradford-on-Avon Wiltshire (d. 1996)
06 Mar 1900
Ludwig Donath Austrian actor (Torn Curtain Sirocco Jolson Sings Again) born in Vienna Austria-Hungar (d. 1967)
06 Mar 1900
Robert Lefty Grove baseball pitcher (300 game winner)
06 Mar 1901
Mark Donskoy Odessa Russia director (Heart of a Mother)
06 Mar 1903
Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston American platform diver (Olympic gold 1924 and 1928) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1989)
06 Mar 1904
Hugh Williams British dramatist actor and writer (Wuthering Heights Bank Holiday) born in East Sussex England (d. 1969)
06 Mar 1904
Chris Baay Dutch actor (Tomorrow It Will Be Better Klatergoud Surprise Raid) born in Amsterdam Noord-Holland Netherlands (d. 1991)
06 Mar 1904
Jos Antonio Aguirre Basque politician (d. 1960)
06 Mar 1906
Bob Wills [James Robert Wills] American actor (Lone Prairie Tornado in the Saddle) born in Limestone County Texas (d. 1975)
06 Mar 1909
Obafemi Awolowo Nigerian statesman and nationalist born in Ikenne British Nigeria (d. 1987)
06 Mar 1913
Ella Logan [Ina Allan] Scottish actress (52nd Street Woman Chases Man Top of the Town) born in Glasgow Scotland (d. 19690
06 Mar 1914
Kirill P Kondrashin conductor (Hollywood Bowl 1981) born in Moscow Russia
06 Mar 1915
Leonard Tose owner NFL Philadelphia Eagles 1969-85 born in Bridgeport Pennsylvania (d. 2003)
06 Mar 1915
Pete Gray [Wyshner] MLB one-armed outfielder (St Louis Browns) born in Nanticoke Pennsylvania (d. 2002)
06 Mar 1915
Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin 52nd Dai al Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohras
06 Mar 1916
Rochelle Hudson American actress (Les Misrables Imitation of Life Thats My Boy) born in Oklahoma City Oklahoma (d. 1972)
06 Mar 1917
J A Mommersteeg Dutch asst sect of Defense (KVP)
06 Mar 1917
Roy Scott cricketer (one Test NZ v England 1947 18 1-74)
06 Mar 1917
Will Eisner American illustrator and cartoonist (d. 2005)
06 Mar 1919
Maurice Grosse British paranormal investigator (d. 2006)
06 Mar 1920
Lewis Gilbert British director producer and screenwriter (You Only Live Twice Sink the Bismarck) born in London England (d. 2018)
06 Mar 1921
Julius Rudel conductor (NYC Opera 1957) born in Vienna Austria
06 Mar 1921
Ross Hunter American film producer (Airport Madame X Pillow Talk) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 1996) date of birth disputed)
06 Mar 1922
Ruben Ayala Chino California politician (California State Senator 1974-1998) (d. 2012)
06 Mar 1923
Ed McMahon American TV host (Johnny Carson Show Star Search) born in Detroit Michigan
06 Mar 1923
Raymond Bill Hoffenberg college president (Wolfson at Oxford)
06 Mar 1923
John Wes Montgomery American musician and composer considered one of the worlds greatest jazz guitarists born in Indianapolis Indiana (d. 1968)
06 Mar 1924
Sarah Caldwell Maryville Mo conductoropera director (Flagstaff)
06 Mar 1924
William H. Webster American judge Director of the FBI (1978-87) and Director of the CIA (1987-91) born in St. Louis Missouri
06 Mar 1926
Andrzej Wajda Polish film director (Ashes & Diamonds Man of Iron) born in Suwalki (d. 2016)
06 Mar 1926
Ann Curtis 400m800m US swimmer (Olympics 2 gold-1948) (d. 2012)
06 Mar 1927
John Fairchild CEO (Fairchild publishing) born in Newark New Jersey
06 Mar 1927
Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr Shawnee Oklahoma USAFastronaut (Mer 9 Gem 5)
06 Mar 1927
Norman Treigle bass-baritone born in New Orleans Louisiana
06 Mar 1927
William J Bell soap opera creator (Young & Restless) born in Chicago Illinois
06 Mar 1929
David Sheppard bishop (Liverpool)cricketer (England batsman)
06 Mar 1929
Ho Dam North Korean secretary of State (1970-83)
06 Mar 1929
Tom Foley American politician (Rep-D 1965-1995) and speaker of the house (1989-95) born in Spokane Washington (d. 2013)
06 Mar 1930
Lorin Maazel French conductor (NBC Symphony Orch 1941) born in Neuilly France (d. 2014)
06 Mar 1931
Carmen de Lavallade American actress dancer and choreographer (Aida) born in Los Angeles California
06 Mar 1931
David Haddon Whitaker British publisher (Whitakers Almanack)
06 Mar 1931
John Smith American actor (Cimarron City Laramie 7 Angry Men) born in Los Angeles California (d. 1995)
06 Mar 1931
Ed Whitlock British-born runner oldest person to run marathon under 4 hrs (at 85) born in London (d. 2017)
06 Mar 1932
Jean Boht English actress (Bread Distant Voices Still Lives) born in Bebington England
06 Mar 1933
Dorothy Dolly Ann Collins English folk musician and composer
06 Mar 1933
Heiko Wierenga Dutch soc-dem mayor of Enschede (1977-94)
06 Mar 1933
Kim Elgie South African cricketer (South African bat v NZ 1961-62 Scotland RU intl)
06 Mar 1933
William Davis authorbroadcaster (Battle at Bull Run)
06 Mar 1933
Ted Abernathy American baseball player (d. 2004)
06 Mar 1934
John Noakes British TV presenter born in Yorkshire England (d. 2017)
06 Mar 1935
Ron Delany Irish 1500m runner (Olympic gold 1956) born in Arklow Republic of Ireland
06 Mar 1935
Derek Kevan Ripon England footballer (14 caps) (d. 2013)
06 Mar 1936
A Bram Stemerdink Dutch minister of Defense (PvdA)
06 Mar 1936
Marion S Barry (Mayor-D-Washington D.C. 1979-90 95- ) drug indictment
06 Mar 1937
Ivan Boesky stockbroker inside trading born in Detroit Michigan
06 Mar 1937
Paul Mefano French composer born in Basra Iraq
06 Mar 1937
Ben Keith [Bennett Keith Schaeufele] American musician and record producer (Neil Young Great Speckled Bird) born in Fort Riley Kansas (d. 2010)
06 Mar 1938
Lovelace Watkins American singer known as The Black Sinatra (The Big Big Voice of Lovelace Watkins) born in New Brunswick New Jersey (d. 1995)
06 Mar 1938
Pauline Boty English artist born in London (d. 1966)
06 Mar 1939
David Spielberg Weslaco Tx actor (Jessica Novak The Practice)
06 Mar 1939
Jerry Naylor Stephenville Tx rock vocalist (Crickets)
06 Mar 1940
Joanna Miles Nice France actress (Cross Creek Delta County USA)
06 Mar 1940
Willie Stargell American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder1st baseman (7-time All Star) born in Earlsboro Oklahoma (d. 2001)
06 Mar 1941
Karyn Kupcinet American actress (Carol-Gertrude Berg Show) born in Karyn Kupcinet (d. 1963)
06 Mar 1942
Ben Murphy Jonesboro Arkansas American actor (Name of the Game Alias Smith and Jones)
06 Mar 1942
Charles Tolliver American jazz trumpeter (Impact) born in Jacksonville Florida
06 Mar 1944
Kiri Te Kanawa New Zealand operatic soprano (Don Giovanni) born in Gisborne New Zealand
06 Mar 1944
Mary Wilson vocalist (Supremes-Where Did Our Love Go) born in Detroit Michigan
06 Mar 1945
Anna Maria Horsford American actress (Thelma Frye-Amen) born in NYC New York
06 Mar 1945
Hugh Grundy Winchester England drummer (Zombies-Shes Not There)
06 Mar 1946
Martin Kove American actor (Victor-Cagney & Lacey) born in Brooklyn New York
06 Mar 1946
Patrick Pierre Roger Baudry Cameroon astronaut (STS 18)
06 Mar 1946
Richard Noble Scottish businessman (land speed record 1983-97) born in Edinburgh
06 Mar 1947
Dick Fosbury American high jumper (Olympic gold 1968 Fosbury Flop) born in Portland Oregon
06 Mar 1947
Judy Loe British actress (Singles Meaning of Life) born in Urmston England
06 Mar 1947
Kiki Dee Yorkshire England singer (Dont Go Breaking My Heart)
06 Mar 1947
Rob Reiner American actor and director (All in the Family Stand By Me) born in The Bronx New York
06 Mar 1953
Jackie Zeman actress (Bobbie-General Hospital) born in Englewood New Jersey
06 Mar 1955
Cyprien Ntaryamira 5th President of Burundi (1994) who was assassinated at the start of the Rwandan genocide born in Mubimbi Bujumbura Rural Province Burundi (d. 1994)
06 Mar 1956
Peter Roebuck English cricketer and journalist born in Oddington Oxfordshire England (d. 2011)
06 Mar 1957
Mike Gatting England cricket batsman (79 Tests captain 1986-88) born in Kingsbury England
06 Mar 1957
Edward Eddie Deezen American actor (Grease I Wanna Hold Your Hand) born in Cumberland Maryland
06 Mar 1959
Thomas Tom Arnold American actor (Tom True Lies) and former husband of actress Rosanne Barr born in Iowa
06 Mar 1962
Alison Nicholas Gibraltar LPGA golfer (1995 LPGA Corning Classic)
06 Mar 1962
Valerie French American animatronics art director
06 Mar 1963
Suzanne Crough American child actress (The Partridge Family) born in Fullerton California (d. 2015)
06 Mar 1964
Cher Butler playmate (August 1985) born in Garland Texas
06 Mar 1964
Reniet Vrieze rock singerguitarist (Pilgrims-White Men)
06 Mar 1964
Madonna Wayne Gacy [Stephen Bier Jr.] American musician (Marilyn Manson band) born in Fort Lauderdale Florida
06 Mar 1965
Tammy Liley volleyball mid blockercapt (Olympic bronze 1992 96) born in Long Beach California
06 Mar 1966
Cliff Meidl American sprint kayak (Olympics 1996 & 2000) born in Manhattan Beach California
06 Mar 1966
Michelle Edwards WNBA guard (Cleveland Rockers)
06 Mar 1967
Bennie Dekker Dutch football player (NECAZDe Graafschap) born in Ermelo Netherlands
06 Mar 1967
Mihai Tudose Romanian politician Prime Minister (2017-) born in Brila Romania
06 Mar 1968
Carla McGhee Peoria Ill American basketball forward (Olympic gold 1996)
06 Mar 1968
Connie Britton American actress (Spin City Friday Night Lights) born in Boston Massachusetts
06 Mar 1968
Jon Baker WLAF defensive end (Frankfurt Galaxy)
06 Mar 1969
Andrea Elson American actress (Lynn-Alf Alice-Whiz Kids) born in NYC New York
06 Mar 1970
Amy Pietz actress (Annie-Caroline In the City) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin
06 Mar 1970
Robbie Tobeck NFL guardcenter (Atlanta Falcons)
06 Mar 1970
Scott Stahoviak infielder (Minnesota Twins) born in Waukegan Illinois
06 Mar 1971
Darrick Martin NBA guard (LA Clippers Minnesota Timberwolves)
06 Mar 1971
Roger Salkeld pitcher (Cincinnati Reds) born in Burbank California
06 Mar 1340
John of Gaunt 1st Duke of Lancaster founder of the English royal House of Lancaster born in Ghent (d. 1399)
06 Mar 1898
Jimmy Conzelman American Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback coach team owner (Chicago Cardinals) born in St. Louis Missouri (d. 1970)
06 Mar 1905
Bob Wills [James Robert Wills] American musician (King of Western Swing Steel Guitar Rag) born in Limestone County Texas (d. 1975)
06 Mar 1926
Jn Nordal Icelandic composer (Choralis) born in Reykjavik
06 Mar 1936
Sylvia Robinson American rocker (Mickey & Sylvia-Love is Strange) born in Harlem New York (d. 2011)
06 Mar 1951
Gerrie Knetemann Dutch road cyclist (World Road Race Champion 1978 Amstel Gold Race 1974 85) born in Amsterdam New Holland (d. 2004)
06 Mar 1951
Walter Trout American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter (Canned Heat Bluesbreakers) born in Ocean City New Jersey
06 Mar 1962
Alison Nicholas English golfer (US Open 1997) born in Gibraltar
06 Mar 1973
Michael Finley NBA guardforward (Phoenix SunsDallas Mavericks)
06 Mar 1340
John of Gaunt English son of King Edward III 1st Duke of Lancaster founder of the English royal House of Lancaster born in Ghent (d. 1399)
06 Mar 1897
Knudge Riisager Danish composer (director of the Royal Danish Academy of Music 1956-67) born in Kunda Estonia (d. 1974)
06 Mar 1913
Ella Logan [Ina Allan] Scottish actress (52nd Street Woman Chases Man Top of the Town) born in Glasgow Scotland (d. 1969)
06 Mar 1919
Wanda Luzzato Italian concert violinist and teacher born in Varese Lombardy Italy (d. 2002)
06 Mar 1920
Peter Brinson British ballet and dance writer lecturer and promoter (Ballet For All) born in Llandudno Wales (d. 1995)
06 Mar 1924
Sarah Caldwell American conductoropera director (Flagstaff) born in Maryville Missouri (2006)
06 Mar 1926
Miroslav Klega Czech composer (Pantomime Suite) born in Ostrava Czechoslovakia (d. 1993)
06 Mar 1926
H.C. Robbins Landon American musicologist (Haydn Chronicle and Works) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 2009)
06 Mar 1937
Doug Dillard American country rock musician (The Dillards Gene Clark Dillard & Clark) and actor (Clem-Popeye) born in East St. Louis Illinois (d. 2012)
06 Mar 1944
Mary Wilson American pop vocalist (Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 2021) [1]
06 Mar 1963
D.L. Hughley American comedian and actor (ComicView) born in Portsmouth Virginia
06 Mar 1616
Malachias Siebenhaar German composer born in Creibitz Bohemia (now Chibsk Czech Republic (d. 1685)
06 Mar 1663
Francis Atterbury English man of letters politician and priest (Church of England Bishop of Rochester 1713-23) born in Milton Keynes Buckinghamshire (d. 1732)
06 Mar 1710
Giuseppe Antonio Paganelli Italian composer born in Padua Italy (d. c.1763)
06 Mar 1763
Jean Xavier Lefevre French clarinetist and composer born in Lausanne Switzerland (d. 1829)
06 Mar 1779
Philipp Roth German cellist and composer born at Tarnowitz in Prussian Silesia (now Tarnowskie Gry Poland) (d. 1898)
06 Mar 1791
Anna Claypoole Peale American painter of miniatures born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1878)
06 Mar 1793
Bernhard Joseph Klein German sacred and secular music composer and educator born in Cologne Germany (d. 1832)
06 Mar 1870
Oscar Straus Viennese composer (Ein Walzertraum) born in Vienna Austria (d. 1954)
06 Mar 1893
[Walter] Furry Lewis father of the blues born in Greenville Mississippi (d. 1981) [birth year disputed]
06 Mar 1901
Mark Donskoy Soviet-Ukrainian film director (Rainbow A Mothers Heart) and screenwriter born in Odessa Ukraine Russian Empire (d. 1981)
06 Mar 1905
Bob Wills American western-swing singer and bandleader known as the King of Western Swing (Texas Playboys -Steel Guitar Rag) born in Limestone County Texas (d. 1975)
06 Mar 1909
Dave Clark American blues music promoter and songwriter born in Jacksonville Florida
06 Mar 1914
Kirill Kondrashin Russian conductor (Bolshoi Theatre 1943-56 Moscow Philharmonic 1960-75 Concertgebouw 1978-81) born in Moscow Russia (d.1981)
06 Mar 1915
Benny de Weille German swing jazz clarinetist and bandleader born in Lbeck Germany (d. 1977)
06 Mar 1916
George Red Callender American jazz and session string bass and tuba player born in Haynesville Virginia (d. 1982)
06 Mar 1918
Howard McGhee American be-bop jazz trumpeter born in Tulsa Oklahoma (d. 1987)
06 Mar 1921
Julius Rudel Austrian-American conductor (NYC Opera 1944-79) born in Vienna Austria (d. 2014)
06 Mar 1923
Ed McMahon American TV host (Johnny Carson Show Star Search) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 2009)
06 Mar 1923
John Wes Montgomery American influential jazz guitarist and Grammy Award winner born in Indianapolis Indiana (d. 1968)
06 Mar 1927
(Adanelle) Norman Treigle American operatic bass-baritone born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 1975)
06 Mar 1930
Lorin Maazel American conductor (Cleveland Orchestra 1972-82 Orchestre National de France 1977-91 NY Philharmonic 2001-09) born in Neuilly-sur-Seine France (d. 2014)
06 Mar 1932
Jan Jindra Czech rower (Olympic gold Coxed four 1952 bronze Eight 1960) born in Tebo Czech Republic (d. 2021)
06 Mar 1936
Sylvia Robinson American rocker (Mickey & Sylvia - Love Is Strange) born in Harlem New York (d. 2011)
06 Mar 1937
Doug Dillard American country rock musician (The Dillards Gene Clark Dillard & Clark) and actor (Popeye - Clem) born in East St. Louis Illinois (d. 2012)
06 Mar 1937
Ben Keith [Schaeufele] American musician and record producer (Neil Young Great Speckled Bird) born in Fort Riley Kansas (d. 2010)
06 Mar 1938
Nikolai Manoshin Russian soccer midfielder (8 caps FC Torpedo Moscow CSKA Moscow) and manager (Somalia Yemen Mali) born in Moscow Russia (d. 2022)
06 Mar 1939
Jerry Naylor American rock vocalist (Crickets) born in Stephenville Texas
06 Mar 1941
Peter Brtzmann German free jazz saxophonist and clarinet player born in Remscheid Germany
06 Mar 1942
Flora Purim Brazilian jazz singer (Return To Forever Airto) born in Rio de Janeiro Brazil
06 Mar 1945
Hugh Grundy British rock drummer (The Zombies - Shes Not There Time Of The Season) born in Winchester Hampshire England
06 Mar 1947
Kiki Dee [Pauline Matthews] British pop singer (Dont Go Breaking My Heart) born in Bradford Yorkshire England
06 Mar 1947
Rob Reiner American Emmy Award-winning actor (All In The Family -MikeMeathead) and film director (Stand By Me When Harry Met Sally This Is Spinal Tap) born in The Bronx New York
06 Mar 1951
Walter Trout American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter (Canned Heat Bluesbreakers) born in Ocean City New Jersey
06 Mar 1957
Edward Eddie Deezen American actor (Grease I Wanna Hold Your Hand) born in Cumberland Maryland
06 Mar 1963
Suzanne Crough American child actress and tambourinist (The Partridge Family - Tracy) born in Fullerton California (d. 2015)
06 Mar 1964
Reniet Vrieze Dutch rock singer and guitarist (Pilgrims - White Men)
06 Mar 1964
Madonna Wayne Gacy [Stephen Bier Jr.] American musician (Marilyn Manson) born in Fort Lauderdale Florida
06 Mar 1966
Yahya Ayyash Palestinian militant (chief bombmaker for Hamas) born in Rafat West Bank (d. 1996)
06 Mar 1967
Julio Bocca Argentine ballet dancer (American Ballet Theater 1986-2006 Ballet Argentino 1990-2007) and artistic director (National Ballet of Uruguay 2010-18) born in Munro Buenos Aires Argentina
06 Mar 1459
Jacob Fugger Fugger the Rich German banker and merchant (so rich he financed kings and influenced politics) born in Augsburg Holy Roman Empire (d. 1525)
06 Mar 1483
Francesco Guicciardini Italian historian and statesman (Papal States governor President of Romagna) born in Florence (d. 1540)
06 Mar 1492
Jean Luis Vives Spanish scholar and Renaissance humanist thought of as the father of modern psychology born in Valencia Crown of Aragon (d. 1540)
06 Mar 1495
Luigi Alamanni Italian poet (Opere Toscane La Coltivazione) born in Florence (d. 1556)
06 Mar 1619
Cyrano de Bergerac French playwright and novelist known for his large nose (Voyage to the Moon) and inspiration for Edmond Rostands play (d. 1655)
06 Mar 1698
John Alberti Dutch theologist and philologist born at Assen (d. 1762)
06 Mar 1710
Giuseppe Antonio Paganelli Italian composer born in Padua Italy (d. c. 1763)
06 Mar 1765
Jan Kops Dutch agronomist and botanist (Flora Batava) born in Amsterdam (d. 1849)
06 Mar 1787
Joseph von Fraunhofer German physicist and optical lens manufacturer (studied Suns spectrum invented the spectroscope) born in Straubing Bavaria (d. 1826)
06 Mar 1812
Aaron Lufkin Dennison Father of American watchmaking American watch manufacturer and businessman (Tremont Watch Company) born in Freeport Maine (d. 1895)
06 Mar 1831
Friedrich von Bodelschwingh German theologist (founded institutions including a bank to help the poor) born in Tecklenburg (d. 1910)
06 Mar 1831
Philip Sheridan American general (fought Civil War for Union army helped preserve Yellowstone Park) born in Albany New York (d. 1888)
06 Mar 1843
Artur Napoleo dos Santos Portuguese pianist composer and music publisher born in Porto Portugal (d. 1925)
06 Mar 1852
Josef Bayer Austrian composer and music director (Austrian Court Ballet 1883-1913) born in Vienna Austra (d. 1913)
06 Mar 1870
Oscar Straus [Strauss] Viennese composer (Ein Walzertraum) born in Vienna Austria (d. 1954)
06 Mar 1885
Ring Lardner American sports writer (Chicago Examiner Chicago Tribune Pullman Pastimes-The Sporting News You Know Me the Boston American) born in Niles Michigan (d. 1933)
06 Mar 1887
Henri Gagnon Canadian organist (Notre-Dame Basilica (Quebec) 1915-1961) composer (Rondel de Thibaut de Champagne) and music educator born in Quebec City Quebec (d. 1961)
06 Mar 1890
Fernand Ansseau Belgian opera singer (Orfeo) born in Boussu-Bois Belgium (d. 1972)
06 Mar 1891
Victor Kilian American actor (Gentlemans Agreement) born in Jersey City New Jersey (d. 1979)
06 Mar 1893
[Walter] Furry Lewis American blues musician born in Greenville Mississippi (d. 1981) [birth year disputed]
06 Mar 1897
Knudge Riisager Danish composer and music director (Royal Danish Academy of Music 1956-67) born in Kunda Estonia (d. 1974)
06 Mar 1898
(Johanne) Jo Vincent Dutch concert soprano (St. Matthews Passion Benjamin Brittens Spring Symphony) and voice teacher born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1989)
06 Mar 1900
Robert Lefty Grove American Baseball HOF pitcher (6 MLB All-Star World Series 1929 30 AL MVP 1931 Triple Crown 1930 31 Philadelphia As Boston Red Sox) born in Lonaconing Maryland (d. 1975)
06 Mar 1905
Lisle Nagel Australian cricket fast bowler (1 Test 2 wickets Victoria CA) born in Bendigo Australia (d. 1971)
06 Mar 1909
Dave Clark American blues music promoter and songwriter (Why I Sing The Blues) born in Jacksonville Florida (d. 1995)
06 Mar 1911
Charles Frank British theoretical physicist (work on crystal dislocations) born in Durban South Africa (d. 1998)
06 Mar 1911
Roland Leich American composer chiefly of art songs vocal and choral music and educator (Carnegie Institute 1946-76) born in Evansville Illinois (d. 1995)
06 Mar 1912
Madge Adam English solar astronomer (1st solar physicist at Oxford universitys observatory) born in London England (d. 2001)
06 Mar 1913
David Bowman Scottish trade unionist (National Union of Railwaymen) (d. 1996)
06 Mar 1914
Kirill Kondrashin Russian conductor (Bolshoi Theatre 1943-56 Moscow Philharmonic 1960-75 Concertgebouw 1978-81) born in Moscow Russia (d. 1981)
06 Mar 1915
Mohammed Burhanuddin Indian Islamic religious leader (52nd Dai al Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohrans) born in Surat British India (d. 2014)
06 Mar 1917
Roy Scott New Zealand cricket all-rounder (1 Test 1 wicket Canterbury) born in Clyde New Zealand (d. 2005)
06 Mar 1923
(John) Wes Montgomery American influential and Grammy Award-winner jazz guitarist born in Indianapolis Indiana (d. 1968)
06 Mar 1923
(Raymond) Bill Hoffenberg South African-British endocrinologist and college president (Wolfson at Oxford 1985-93) born in Port Elizabeth Union of South Africa (d. 2007)
06 Mar 1923
Ed McMahon American TV side-kick (Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson) and host (Star Search) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 2009)
06 Mar 1923
Erhard Karkoschka German composer conductor (Contac-Ensemble) educator and music scholar born in Moravsk Ostrava Czechoslovakia (d. 2009)
06 Mar 1924
Sarah Caldwell American conductor and opera director (Flagstaff) born in Maryville Missouri (d. 2006)
06 Mar 1926
Elwood Hillis American politician (Rep-R-IN 1971-87) born in Kokomo Indiana
06 Mar 1931
Carlo Galli Italian soccer striker (13 caps Palermo FC AS Roma AC Milan) born in Montecatini Terme Italy (d. 2022)
06 Mar 1931
Ed Whitlock British-Canadian runner oldest person to run marathon under 4 hrs (at 85) born in London England (d. 2017)
06 Mar 1947
Rob Reiner American Emmy Award-winning actor (All In The Family -MikeMeathead) and film director (Stand By Me When Harry Met Sally This Is Spinal Tap The Princess Bride) born in The Bronx New York City
06 Mar 1962
Sergei Yashin Russian & Soviet Hockey HOF left winger (Olympic gold 1988 HC Dynamo Moscow EC Wilhelmshaven-Stickhausen) born in Penza Russia (d. 2022)
06 Mar 1967
zlem Treci German scientist (BioNTech - created 1st mRNA-based vaccine for COVID-19) born in Siegen West Germany
06 Mar 1968
Carla McGhee American basketball forward (Olympic gold 1996) born in Peoria Illinois
06 Mar 1969
Deems May American NFL tight end 1992-99 (San Diego Chargers Seattle Seahawks) born in Lexington North Carolina
06 Mar 1785
Karol Kurpiski Polish composer (Pygmalion Kalmora or The Paternal Right of the Americans) conductor (Warsaw Opera 1810-40) and pedagogue born in Woszakowice Poland (d. 1857)
06 Mar 1852
Josef Bayer Austrian composer and music director (Austrian Court Ballet 1883-1913) born in Vienna Austria (d. 1913)
06 Mar 1871
Ben Harney American composer and Father of Ragtime Piano (Youve Been a Good Old Wagon But You Done Broke Down) born on the Mississippi River (d. 1938) [1]
06 Mar 1885
(Joseph) Rosario Bourdon French Canadian-American cellist violinist conductor arranger and musical director (Victor Talking Machine Company 1905-31 Symphonique de Montral 1935-44) born in Longueuil Quebec (d. 1961)
06 Mar 1915
Leonard Tose American trucking magnate and owner of NFL Philadelphia Eagles (1969-85) born in Bridgeport Pennsylvania (d. 2003)
06 Mar 1915
Pete Gray [Wyshner] American baseball one-armed outfielder (St Louis Browns) born in Nanticoke Pennsylvania (d. 2002)
06 Mar 1917
Harry Coover American chemist and inventor of Superglue born in Newark Delaware (d. 2011) [1]
06 Mar 1921
Oliver Wright British diplomat UK Ambassador to Germany and the US born in London England (d. 2009) [1]
06 Mar 1926
Jn Nordal Icelandic composer (Choralis) born in Reykjavik Iceland
06 Mar 1927
Gordon Cooper American aerospace engineer test pilot and astronaut (Mercury-Atlas 9 Gemini 5) born in Shawnee Oklahoma (d. 2004)
06 Mar 1928
Ronald Stevenson Scottish-Welsh composer (9 Haiku Ben Dorain Symphony) pianist and educator born in Blackburn Lancashire England (d. 2015)
06 Mar 1932
Jean Boht English actress (Bread - Nellie Distant Voices Still Lives) born in Bebington England (d. 2023)
06 Mar 1933
(Dorothy) Dolly Collins English folk musician arranger pianist and composer born in Hastings Sussex England (d. 1995)
06 Mar 1933
Amrico Lopes Portuguese soccer goalkeeper (15 caps Porto Boavista) born in Santa Maria de Lamas Portugal (d. 2023)
06 Mar 1933
Ted Abernathy American MLB baseball pitcher 1955-72 (Washington Senators Chicago Cubs and 5 other teams) born in Stanley North Carolina (d. 2004)
06 Mar 1935
Derek Kevan English soccer striker (14 caps WBA 262 games Manchester City) born in Ripon England (d. 2013)
06 Mar 1939
Cookie Rojas Cuban baseball second baseman (5 MLB All-Star Philadelphia Phillies Kansas City Royals) and manager (California Angels Florida Marlins) born in Havana Cuba
06 Mar 1941
Peter Brtzmann German free jazz saxophonist and clarinet player born in Remscheid Germany (d. 2023)
06 Mar 1945
Anna Maria Horsford American actress (Thelma Frye-Amen) born in New York City
06 Mar 1945
Don Reinhoudt American powerlifter (IPF World Powerlifting Cship 110kg 1973 74 74 76 Worlds Strongest Man 1979) born in Brocton New York (d. 2023)
06 Mar 1946
Patrick Baudry French astronaut (STS-51-G) and second French citizen in space born in Douala Cameroon
06 Mar 1947
Dick Fosbury American athlete (Olympic gold high jump 1968 Fosbury Flop) born in Portland Oregon (d. 2023)
06 Mar 1953
Jackie Zeman American actress (General Hospital - Bobbie Spencer) born in Englewood New Jersey (d. 2023)
06 Mar 1962
Sergei Yashin Russian Hockey HOF left winger (Olympic gold USSR 1988 HC Dynamo Moscow EC Wilhelmshaven-Stickhausen) born in Penza Russia (d. 2022)
06 Mar 1963
Tom American haiku writer and OTD editor born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
06 Mar 1964
Reniet Vrieze Dutch rock singer and guitarist (Pilgrims - White Men) born in Netherlands
06 Mar 1966
Awadagin Pratt American concert pianist and educator born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
06 Mar 1405
John II of Castile King of Castile and Len (1406-54) born in Toro Zamora (d. 1454)
06 Mar 1508
Humayun 2nd Mughal emperor (1530-40 1555-56) born in Kabul Afghanistan (d. 1556)
06 Mar 1619
Cyrano de Bergerac French playwright and novelist known for his large nose (Voyage to the Moon) and inspiration for Edmond Rostands play born in Paris France (d. 1655)
06 Mar 1706
George Pocock British admiral who commanded British naval forces in the East Indies born in Thames Ditton England (d. 1792)
06 Mar 1716
Pehr Kalm Swedish explorer and naturalist first scientific description of Niagara Falls born in ngermanland Sweden (d. 1779)
06 Mar 1761
Antoine-Francois Andreossy French General and diplomat under Napoleon born in Castelnaudary France (d. 1828)
06 Mar 1817
Clmentine of Orlans French princess as daughter of Louis-Philippe I born at Chteau de Neuilly France(d. 1907)
06 Mar 1818
William Claflin American politician 27th Governor of Massachusetts (1869-72) born in Milford Massachusetts (d. 1905)
06 Mar 1882
F. Burrall Hoffman American architect known for Villa Vizcaya born in New Orlenas Louisiana (d. 1980)
06 Mar 1887
David Imboden American silent film actor (King of Kings) muralist and theater director born in Kansas City Kansas (d. 1974)
06 Mar 1903
Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston American diver (Olympic gold 3m springboard 1924 10m platform 1928) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1989)
06 Mar 1903
Empress Nagako [Kjun] of Japan Japans longest serving empress consort (1926-1989) born in Tokyo Japan (d. 2000)
06 Mar 1904
Jos Antonio Aguirre Basque politician and Basque nationalist born in Bilbao Spain (d. 1960)
06 Mar 1915
Leonard Tose American trucking magnate and NFL executive (Philadelphia Eagles 1969-85) born in Bridgeport Pennsylvania (d. 2003)
06 Mar 1915
Pete Gray [Wyshner] American baseball outfielder (First of three one-armed men to play MLB St Louis Browns) born in Nanticoke Pennsylvania (d. 2002)
06 Mar 1917
Will Eisner American illustrator and pioneering cartoonist (The Spirit) born in Kolomyia Austria-Hungary (d. 2005)
06 Mar 1919
Maurice Grosse British paranormal investigator known for the Enfield Haunting case born in London (d. 2006)
06 Mar 1922
Ruben Ayala American politician (California State Senator 1974-1998) born in Chino California (d. 2012)
06 Mar 1926
(Elwood) Bud Hillis American politician (Rep-R-IN 1971-87) born in Kokomo Indiana (d. 2023)
06 Mar 1926
Jn Nordal Icelandic composer (Choralis Brotaspil) and educator (Reykjavk School of Music1959-92) born in Reykjavik Iceland (d. 2024) [1]
06 Mar 1927
John Fairchild American magazine publisher and editor (Womens Wear Daily 1960-96 W Magazine 1972-97) born in Newark New Jersey (d. 2015)
06 Mar 1927
William J Bell American television writer and producer (The Young and The Restless The Bod and the Beautiful) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2005)
06 Mar 1929
David Sheppard English cricket batsman (22 Tests 3 x 100 HS 119 Sussex CCC) and clergyman (Bishop of Liverpool 1975-97) born in Reigate England (d. 2005)
06 Mar 1929
Ho Dam North Korean Politician Minister of Foreign Affairs 1970-83) born in Genzan Korea (d. 1991)
06 Mar 1929
Tom Foley American politician (Rep-D 1965-1995 Speaker of the House 1989-95) born in Spokane Washington (d. 2013)
06 Mar 1931
David Haddon Whitaker British publisher (Whitakers Almanack Bookseller) and proponent of Standard Book Numbering (SBN) system born in London England (d. 2021)
06 Mar 1931
Ed Whitlock Canadian athlete (first 70 to run a marathon in less than 3 hours 25910 in 2003) born in London England (d. 2017)
06 Mar 1931
Hal Needham American stuntman known for Smokey and the Bandit and The Cannonball Run born in Memphis Tennessee (d. 2013)
06 Mar 1933
Heiko Wierenga Dutch politician (Mayor of Enschede 1977-94) born in Borger Netherlands (d. 2013)
06 Mar 1935
Ron Delany Irish athlete (Olympic gold 1500m 1956) born in Arklow Republic of Ireland
06 Mar 1936
Marion Barry American politician Mayor of the District of Columbia 1979-91 95-99) civil rights activist arrested in drugs sting born near Itta Bena Mississippi
06 Mar 1937
Guy Boniface French rugby union centre (35 Tests Stade Montois Rugby IRB HOF) born in Montfort-en-Chalosse France (d. 1968)
06 Mar 1937
Ivan F. Boesky American stockbroker and insider trading securities law violator born in Detroit Michigan (d. 2024)
06 Mar 1938
Pauline Boty English artist co-founder of the Pop art movement born in London (d. 1966)
06 Mar 1939
Infanta Margarita of Spain duchess of Soria Spanish royal as sister of Juan Carlos I born in Rome Italy
06 Mar 1939
Jerry Naylor American country music and rock vocalist (Crickets) born in Stephenville Texas (d. 2019)
06 Mar 1939
Kit Bond American politician Senator-R Missouri (1987-2011) born in St. Louis Missouri
06 Mar 1940
Joanna Miles American actress (Cross Creek Delta County USA) born in Nice France
06 Mar 1942
Ben Murphy American actor (Name of the Game Alias Smith and Jones) born in Jonesboro Arkansas
06 Mar 1946
Tony Klatka American composer and jazz trumpeter (Blood Sweat & Tears 1974-78) born in New York City
06 Mar 1947
Teru Miyamoto Japanese author (Hana no Furu Gogo) born in Kobe Japan
06 Mar 1953
Jan Kjrstad Norwegian author known for his trilogy about Jonas Wergeland born in Oslo
06 Mar 1956
Peter Roebuck English cricket batsman (335 first-class games) and journalist (Sydney Morning Herald The Age ESPNcricinfo ABC) born in Oddington England (d. 2011)
06 Mar 1964
Reniet Vrieze Dutch rock singer and guitarist (Pilgrims - White Men) born in the Netherlands
06 Mar 1966
Maurice Ashley American chess player and commentator (1st Black Grandmaster) born in St. Andrews Jamaica
06 Mar 1968
Carla McGhee American basketball forward (Olympic gold 1996 NCAA Cship Uni of Tennessee 1987 89) born in Peoria Illinois
06 Mar 1968
Michael Romeo American progressive heavy metal guitarist (Symphony X) born in New York Clity
06 Mar 1969
Andrea Elson American actress (Lynn-Alf Alice-Whiz Kids) born in New York City
06 Mar 1970
Amy Pietz American actress (Annie in Caroline In the City) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin
06 Mar 1970
Edward Berger German film director (All Quiet on the Western Front Conclave) born in Wolfsburg West Germany
06 Mar 1972
Jamal Anderson American football fullback (First-team All-Pro & Pro Bowl 1998 Atlanta Falcons) born in Newark New Jersey
06 Mar 1973
Terry Adams pitcher (Chicago Cubs) born in Mobile Alabama
06 Mar 1974
Guy Garvey British singer-songwriter (Elbow) and presenter (BBC 6 Music) born in Bury Lancashire. England
06 Mar 1974
Sebastian Siegel British-American actor (Lost Hawaii Five-0) born in Oxford England
06 Mar 1974
Snia Guajajara Brazilian indigenous activist and politician (1st indigenous person on a presidential ticket in Brazil) born in Araribia Indigenous Land Brazil [1]
06 Mar 1975
Aracely Armbula Mexican telenovella actress and singer (Sexy) born in Chihuahua City Mexico
06 Mar 1975
Yannick Nzet-Sguin French Canadian conductor (Montral Orchestre Mtropolitain 2000- Philadelphia Orchestra 2010-26 Metropolitan Opera 2018-present) born in Montral Quebec
06 Mar 1508
Humayun Second Mughal emperor (1530-40 1555-56) born in Kabul Afghanistan (d. 1556)
06 Mar 1613
Stjepan Gradi Croatian polyhistor philosopher and scientist (De Regno Dalmatiae et Croatiae On the Kingdom of Dalmatia and Croatia) born in Dubrovnik Republic of Ragusa (d. 1683) [1]
06 Mar 1616
Malachias Siebenhaar German composer born in Creibitz Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1685)
06 Mar 1710
Giuseppe Antonio Paganelli Italian composer born in Padua Republic of Venice (d. c. 1763)
06 Mar 1779
Philipp Roth German cellist and composer born at Tarnowitz in Prussian Silesia (d. 1898)
06 Mar 1793
Bernhard Joseph Klein German sacred and secular music composer and educator born in Free Imperial City of Cologne Holy Roman Empire (d. 1832)
06 Mar 1817
Clmentine of Orlans French princess daughter of Louis-Philippe I born at Chteau de Neuilly France(d. 1907)
06 Mar 1831
Friedrich von Bodelschwingh German theologian (founded institutions including a bank to help the poor) born in Tecklenburg Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1910)
06 Mar 1899
Richard L. Simon American book publisher and co-founder of Simon & Schuster born in New York (d. 1960)
06 Mar 1903
Nagako [Kjun] Empress consort of Japan (1926-89) by marriage to Emperor Shwa and longest-serving empress consort in Japanese history born in Tokyo Japan (d. 2000)
06 Mar 1916
Rochelle Hudson American actress (Les Misrables Imitation of Life Thats My Boy) born in Oklahoma City (d. 1972)
06 Mar 1917
Will Eisner American illustrator and pioneering cartoonist (The Spirit) born in Kolomyia Austria-Hungary (d. 2005)
06 Mar 1927
William J Bell American television writer and producer (The Young and the Restless The Bold and the Beautiful) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2005)
06 Mar 1931
Carmen de Lavallade American actress dancer and choreographer (Aida) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2025) [1]
06 Mar 1935
Marina von Neumann Whitman American economist and the first woman appointed to the White House Council of Economic Advisors born in New York City (d. 2025) [1]
06 Mar 1936
Bob Akin [Robert Macomber Akin III] American businessman journalist and race car driver born in North Tarrytown New York (d. 2002)
06 Mar 1936
Marion Barry American politician Mayor of the District of Columbia 1979-91 95-99) civil rights activist arrested in drugs sting born near Itta Bena Missis (d. 2014)sippi
06 Mar 1937
Paul Mefano French composer conductor (Ensemble 2e2m) educator and new music advocate born in Basra Iraq (d. 2020)
06 Mar 1939
(Christopher) Kit Bond American politician (US Senator-R Missouri. 1987-2011 Governor of Missouri 1973-77 and 1981-85) born in St. Louis Missouri (d. 2025)
06 Mar 1940
Ken Danby Canadian painter and watercolorist specializing in realism (At the Crease) born in Sault Ste. Marie Ontario (d. 2007)
06 Mar 1941
Karyn Kupcinet [Robnerta Kupcinet] American model and stage and screen actress (The Ladies Man The Gertrude Berg Show) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1963)
06 Mar 1942
Charles Tolliver American jazz trumpeter (Impact) composer and record label executive born in Jacksonville Florida
06 Mar 1945
Bob Trumpy American football tight end (First-team All-AFL 1969 Pro Bowl 1970 73 AFL All-Star 1968 69 Cincinnati Bengals) and sports broadcaster (NBC) born in Glendale Ohio (d. 2025)
06 Mar 1947
John Stossel American libertarian TV presenter author and political activist (ABC News Fox Business Network) born in Chicago Heights Illinois
06 Mar 1947
Judy Loe British actress (Singles Meaning of Life) born in Urmston England (d. 2025)
06 Mar 1949
Harold Hal Sirowitz American poet (Chopped-Off Arm Deformed Finger) born in Manhattan New York (d. 2025)
06 Mar 1951
Walter Trout American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter (Canned Heat 1981-84 John Mayalls Bluesbreakers 1984-89) born in Ocean City New Jersey
06 Mar 1952
Marielle Labque French concert pianist chiefly as a duo with her older sister Katia born in Bayonne France
06 Mar 1967
Glenn Greenwald American journalist author and lawyer (Great American Hypocrites) born in New York
06 Mar 1970
Amy Pietz American actress (Caroline In the City - Annie) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin
06 Mar 1970
Edward Berger German film director (All Quiet on the Western Front Conclave) born in Wolfsburg West Germany
06 Mar 1975
Yannick Nzet-Sguin French Canadian conductor (Montral Orchestre Mtropolitain 2000- Philadelphia Orchestra 2010- Metropolitan Opera 2018-present) born in Montral Quebec [1]
06 Mar 1977
Giorgos Karagounis Greek soccer midfielder (139 caps Inter Milan Benfica Panathinaikos Fulham) born in Pyrgos Greece
06 Mar 1978
Saukrates [Karl Amani Wailoo] Canadian rapper (Big Black Lincoln) born in Ottawa Ontario
06 Mar 1979
Ryan Nyquist American BMX rider (4 x X Games gold 3 x Gravity Games gold) born in Los Gatos California
06 Mar 1984
Becky [Rebecca Rabone] Japanese-British television personality born in Kanagawa Prefecture Japan
06 Mar 1984
Chris Tomson American rock drummer (Vampire Weekend - A-Punk Oxford Comma) born in Upper Freehold New Jersey
06 Mar 1985
Alaska Thunderfk [Justin Andrew Honard] American drag queen and TV performer (RuPauls Drag Race) born in Erie Pennsylvania
06 Mar 1985
Pretty Yende South African operatic soprano born in Piet Retief Mpumalanga South Africa
06 Mar 1987
Alexey Molchanov Russian freediver (25 world records) born in Volgograd Russia
06 Mar 1987
Hannah Taylor-Gordon English actress (Anne Frank The Whole Story) born in London England
06 Mar 1991
Tyler the Creator [Tyler Okonma] American rapper and record producer (Flower Boy Igor) born in Ladera Heights California
06 Mar 1992
Momoko Tsugunaga Japanese J-pop singer (Berryz Kobo) actress radio personality and kindergarten teacher born in Kashiwa Chiba Japan
06 Mar 1992
Sam Bankman-Fried American entrepreneur (founder of cypto currency FTX) born in Stanford California
06 Mar 1993
Ning Zetao Chinese swimmer (World Cship gold 100m freestyle 2015) born in Zhengzhou China
06 Mar 2001
Milo Manheim American actor (Zombies) and dancer born in Loas Angeles California
06 Mar 2003
Millicent Simmonds American deaf actress (A Quiet Place) born in Bountiful Utah
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